RP:A failed bit of training: the woes of Pixies and Poleaxes

This RP is part of the arc A Knightly Faerie Tale

Serene Glade

From the barren destruction and epiphany of defoliation has sprung forth a glade of true wonder and beauty. Yet another testament of natures defiance and resilience to destruction, where once lay an abundance of life now lies a copious assortment of both flora and fauna. Tall, proud trees reach with healthy boughs to the heavens, beams of sunlight perforating the canopy to feed the shrubbery with their nourishing rays. All is calm in this glade, a unique parity of life and natural veneration. A wave of intense peace and happiness suddenly washes into you at the sound of a faint rustling in the undergrowth and you turn to see at what it is, so caught in euphoric joy to feel any threat or danger intended to you. There before you stands a truly awesome sight to behold, a single male Unicorn lapping at a small trickling creek, oblivious of your presence. the mere sight of such a fabled and noble best overwhelms you with joy and idillic bliss, golden rays glistening of it's shimmering silver coat. You realise why the hides and horns of the mythical beast are so highly coveted as you gaze upon it, but as if in response to this thought, it trots briskly away into the forest, vanishing from sight. To your east and west lie the continuing wonders of the New Forest whilst to the south lies Southern Sage forest. Along the path rests a mysterious pool, beckoning that you come thither and glance upon its serenity. A rope ladder now leads up.

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Ranok carries Xyan on his shoulder into the Sage Forest. The three inch tall pixie would easily fit on his enormous shoulder. And the discrepancy between the sizes of the two would be humorous, to say the last. Ranok stood at a full seven feet tall, after all. Behind the two romped a young mist dragon, about the size of a cat now, that more then happily romped through the underbrush. The thing was already and accomplished hunter, with several mice and a rat to its name. "Ve'll do zum easy trainink first. Hy don' vant hyu to dash uff und try to pick a fight vith zumddink dat hyu kan' hendle, Xyan."

Xyan said to Ranok, "I could handle anything we could come across sir."

Alysia walks into the forest holding her daughters hand, she walks to a clearing away from the strangers. She sits on the ground and places her daughter next her as she digs in her bag for a cookie to eat.

Xyan mutters something about wishing she had wings due to it being hard to move around at such a size without them.

Alysia ate a chocolate-chip cookie.

Ranok hooks his thumbs into his pocket, "Here iz goot. It's a goot place to train. De area iz vide open, not too mhenny insects, und de schprink chust over iz a goot place to klean uff. Hef enough energy to change back to you 'full' size?" He glances around. The dead tree bore many markings of a weapon biting into it. This was a favorite place for Ranok to practice throwing discs at. His eyes spot Alysia, an eyebrow going up, "Seems ve hef kompany here today...hm."

Xyan cracks her fingers and starts to absorb green energy all around her. after the energy clears she is full size again although still sitting on Ranok's shoulder. "Well this is awkward..." she comments blushing.

Alysia deep in thought, looks up at the man and girl on his shoulders smiling she says "Hi there, I'm Alysia and this is Lily." She looks down at Lily whos still eating her cookie.

Ranok scoops Xyan off his shoulder without even a blink. "As tall as Hy em, even Hy do not tink hyu kould train on my schoulder." He takes a moment to straight out his duster, then touches a hand to his hat towards Alysia, "Goot evenink madem. Hy hope ve hain't interruptink hennyddink important here."

Xyan turns away from Ranok due to her face still being red from embarrassment. After shaking her head a few times she shifts her attention to the stranger with her child. "Hello, I am Xyan the Pixie Knight. Who are you may I ask?"

Alysia smiles at Ranok, "Of course not, I hope I'm not interrupting anything..?" She then shifts her attention to the red pixie and giggles, "Hi Xyan, I'm Alysia and this is Lily." She nudges Lily in the shoulder so she'll look up.

Ranok waves a hand, "Herdly. Chust droppink in for a liddle beginner's trainink." He unbuttons the top of his duster, "Speakink uf..." Reaching inside, he grabs something on the interior and then pulls it out. The entire cut down poleaxe that he'd been keeping for Xyan, since she couldn't shrink it with herself, was pulled out of his pocket. The duster wasn't certainly large enough to hold the thing, and it didn't make a bulge, so shenanigans were certainly up. "Ve've hed a fair amount uf pixies krop up lately. A liddle schtrange. Iz dere a festival gun on, or zumddink...?" The poleaxe was held out for Xyan to take.

Xyan takes the poleaxe and then crazily runs off after everything and anything that moves not very well though due to the armor weighing her down as she tries to chase the creatures down. Finally she manages to corner a unicorn. "Yes! Yes! For the pixies!" she then starts laughing as she smirks at the animal.

Alysia grins as she hands Lily another cookie, "Mind if I stay and watch for a little while?"

Ranok makes a face. "Right. Time to be an instructor." Left hand extends out. His armor pulses with energy, the plating pitch black. A voice whispers from everywhere<Got it, Boss.> Tendrils of darkness lash out from his hand, seemingly from the armor itself, to tie around the pokeaxe, and promptly rip it out of Xyan's grasp before she can hurt anyone with it. "Xyan. SCHtop. Hy obviously need to teach to discipline first. Hy vas hopink hyu vere more mature. It seems Hy vas incorreck. SCHtund right dere." His other hand points at a spot right in the middle of the glade.

Xyan looks at Ranok almost as if she was dazed "Yes sir... But first sir. Why can't I finish off the beast I cornered?" she then stays in the same spot not moving like she was supposed to.

Alysia looks at the two people confused, "Huh..? Nevermind." She pulls her knees to her chest and watches the people so carefully trying to figure out what exactly is going on.

Ranok manipulates the poleaxe with the tendrils coming out of his hand. "Hyu are now a soldier, Xyan. Dat means hyu must be disciplined. Hyu listen to orders. Hyu don' run uff to kill de first tink dat hyu vant to. Soldiers listen to der superiors. Hy'm not chust you friend, Xyan, Hy'm you superior ufficer. Dis hain't a konstant adventure. De skills dat De Fold vill be givink hyu hain't to be used lightly. Every life hyu take iz vun dat never komes back. Killink HENNYDDINK hain't to be done lightly. Do hyu onderstund?" He sounded incredibly cross.

Xyan stares at you in a puzzled way where you probably can't very easily tell what she's thinking "Uhmm... Got it! I should only kill things that you tell me to." she then whispers "like dragons."

Alysia quickly lifts up her head and stretches out her legs as if shes getting ready to jump up, "The Fold? You just said The Fold, didnt you?" She says with a huge smile that slowly fades to a frown again, she pulls her knees to her chest and looks at Lily with a single tear in her eye, "It cant be, I've searched everywhere for him..." She whispers as she wipes the tear on her cheek and tries to smile at Lily.

Ranok blinks. He glances over at Alysia. "...vat?" The poleaxe dips down. Ranok reels it in all the way to snap into his hands. The trio of electric blue lights burn brightly in the night. "Yah, Hy saeed De Fold. Hy'm an officer from it. Vun uf de unly leaders around." Then he frowns at Xyan, "Dat's only part uf de idea. But hold onto dat. If Hy don' tell hyu to try to hurt it, DON'. Hy'm keepink dis ontil hyu're a liddle more disciplined. Ve're schtartink basic drills tomorrow. Hy've been too lenient. Velcome to you nev life, Hy suppose."

Xyan said to you, "Sir Ranok I did not mean to offend or dissapoint you in me. I appologize if I did anything to cause you to feel that way."

Alysia looks up at Ranok, "Do you know a vampire by the name of Rolan? I haven't seen him in so long and have searched everywhere for him..." She crosses her fingers hoping that will help the outcome in any way.

Ranok tucks the poleaxe back into his duster, once again the thing not even making a single bulge, "Hy'm not uffended. Chust a liddle disappointed. Hy schouldn' be, but oh vell. Hyu'll learn, eventually. Hall soldiers must be broken. Dey hef to be taught." He exhales, not quite a sigh. "Ve'll schtart tomorrow. Trainink over, Hy guess. Und, no." He looks at Alysia, "Hy hefn't seen nor heard from him."

Xyan said to you, "I realllllllly want my poleaxe back... oh well. A knight listens to its commander."

Xyan runs off to east unknown where exactly she will turn up. (The Fold base most likely.)

Alysia sighs, "Oh well, he's probably still on his journey... He said it would be a while before he returned." She smiles at Ranok, "Thanks anyways, Ranok!"

Ranok can only shake his head at Xyan zipping off, "Hyu saeed Rolan, right? Hy don' recall his name on de soldier manifest. Maybe he's left de lund entirely. Sorry, gurl, Hy don' mean to krush you hopes, but dere might be a chance he's chust not around." He sighs, now.

Alysia shrugs her shoulders, "Most likely, he did like to explore... And your right, he's gone."

Ranok shrugs apologetically, "Sorry, gurl. Hyu looked like he vas important to hyu."

Alysia said to you, "He was my best friend, thats all."

Ranok buttons his duster back up against the chilly night air. The lights had dimmed, by that point, to like stars following the man around, "...best friend, huh. My bet vould hef been on luvr, honestly. But, if hyu say so. My apologies for interruptink you picnic vith you daughter, dere. Hy hope Hy didn' scare her vith dat liddle display."

Alysia smiles, "Best friend, lover, same difference. He was both really... And I'm sure she enjoyed it!" She says as she looks at Lily whos smiling at Ranok. "Uh oh, I think you just got a new friend.."

Ranok lifts an eyebrow, "..Hy'm surprised. Black tendrils vippink out uf a man's hend tends to schtartled children. How old iz she, hennyvays?"

Alysia giggles, "Shes... different. In a good way of course, and shes about a year and a half."

Ranok taps a finger to his chin, "Oh, Hy see." He hated children. Had no idea what to do with them.

Alysia said to you, "Yeah, shes a sweetheart. Do you have any children?"

Ranok says, "No, Hy don'. Hy really don' tink Hy'd be too fit for fadderhood. It's moot, hennyvays. Hy'm radder schterile." He gave a shrug as if it didn't matter.

Alysia said, "Aww, why do you say that? I mean anyone can be a father..."

Ranok says, perhaps a little dryly, "Hennyvun kan *be* a fadder, but *should* dey be vun? Dat number iz a liddle smaller den the odder." Ho, boy, were some men he knew unfit to be fathers. He spends a moment to reflect on that. And then shakes his head a little sadly. A Harrier scampered into view from the east.

Alysia tilts her head, "Thats true... But lets change the subject, 'cause I can see your getting upset."

Ranok said to Alysia, "Upset? Not at hall."

Alysia said to you, "Are you sure? "

Ranok nods, "Quite."

Alysia smiles, "Okay, so umm... What do you wanna do?"

Ranok said to Alysia, "Actually, Hy should be goink. Need to make sure the pixie gurl got beck safe. She vould find a vay to get herself into trouble..."

Ranok touches a hand to the brim of his hat and makes his way out.